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.Dd September 28, 2025
.Dt LIBBSDXML 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm libbsdxml
.Nd eXpat XML parser library
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In bsdxml.h
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
library is a verbatim copy of the eXpat XML library version 2.7.3.
.Pp
The
.Nm
library is intended to be used within the
.Fx
base system only.
Use of the
.Nm
library for other purposes is not supported and discouraged.
.Pp
To avoid version and autoconfiguration issues, the library has been
renamed to
.Nm
rather than retain the original eXpat library and include file names
to prevent confusion and autoconfiguration issues for 3rd party
software.
.Sh SEE ALSO
For full documentation, please see the eXpat webpage at
.Pa http://www.libexpat.org/ .
.Sh AUTHORS
.An -nosplit
The original eXpat was written by
.An James Clark Aq Mt jjc@jclark.com .
.Pp
Subsequently eXpat maintenance and development been taken up by a group
of people under the leadership of
.An Fred Drake Aq Mt fdrake@acm.com ,
.An Paul Prescod ,
and
.An Clark Cooper .
